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Many school activities that are traditionally done indoors can easily be adapted to an outdoor classroom setting.
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Over 450 Environmental and Outdoor Education Organizations appeal to members of Congress to support more effective use of nature and outdoor spaces for school districts in reopening.
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Please join us in signing on to a letter to Congressional leadership asking for improvements to the schoolyard for outdoor learning and environmental education in any relief package for schools.
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We need your help and input!!! The Environmental Education Materials: Guidelines for Excellence were first published in 1996 and have been updated about every five years since then. We are in the process of revising these guidelines once again. The process is iterative. Our writing team developed…
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As schools make plans to re-open in the fall, many are considering taking part or all of their school day outdoors. Here are a few key things to look for when selecting your outdoor classroom site.
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Our planet has had a strange mix of ups and downs this year, and it can't rest even if we're staying home. Students might be getting restless learning from home, but it's still essential that you make a statement on how vital it is to be an environmental activist. We only have one planet, and you…
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The Natural Start Alliance is hosting this year's largest national gathering of nature-based early education professionals online (July 29–31) with more content than ever before! Registration is open!
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Are you interested in assessing and enhancing the connections your audiences have to nature? The "Practitioner Guide to Assessing Connection to Nature" provides practitioners, organizations, researchers, and others with tested tools for measuring connections to nature. The guide provides information…
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Good environmental educators recognize there is much to be learned from their students. A long-standing environmental educator, eePRO Group Moderator Joe Baust reflects on the influence of K–16 teachers.
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Interested in watershed education? To celebrate the 29 projects recently funded through eeBLUE, we've collaborated with Duke University to highlight recent research that practitioners can apply to watershed education programs. This effort is part of our new eeRESEARCH Library Reader Engagement…
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GEEP is aiming high! Join our campaign to have 100 country profiles on our website by World Environment Day on June 5. We'll feature new profiles on social media; share your story now!
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Read the latest Natural Start Alliance Newsletter to read stories of how nature-based educators across the country are adjusting to teaching and connecting with students and families from a distance.
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Nearly two months into COVID-19 school closures, eePRO group moderator Natalie Crowley reflects on what she misses most about taking her students out into nature.
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This month's Natural Start Alliance Newsletter focuses on how nature-based educators are navigating the new normal of distance learning in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Browse resources from Natural Start's archives, learn how Alliance members are approaching nature preschool from home, and sign…
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Learn about zero-waste classrooms from Jacqueline Omania, a teacher in Berkeley, CA who started the Zero Waste Classroom Project five years ago to educate her students about the impact of landfill waste and plastics in the oceans.
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Climate Change brings with it many challenges, including climate anxiety. This blog provides a few resources to help people cope with the impact of climate change anxiety.
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Researchers at San Jose State University examine the impact of a course on actions to reduce impact on Climate Change.
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As environmental educators, what’s more positive than sharing the knowledge we have? Expanding our knowledge-base so that we can continue to be leaders in our field and help shape a new generation to be more resilient than ever! Keep learning in an ever-changing world.
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Learn how new children's book, Earth Hour aims to inspire children to take action to protect the planet. Written by author and sustainability consultant Nanette Heffernan.
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With climate change at the forefront of the news for many reasons, we face some difficult questions about how to slow its progress. Local youth are making a big impact and can teach us about what we can do moving forward.
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are 5 lessons and tips from the frontlines about how to turn students of any age into activists.
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What is one book that you believe every environmental educator should read? Find out what dozens of educators had to say!
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This ee360 Fellow is rebuilding lives and transforming neighborhoods from Chicago to Detroit!
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Learn how the ee360 Fellowship went from project to province in this blog about a problem and a possibility.
